- September 26, 2013Perhaps Sen. Ted Cruz should have read Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report #2013-13-115 during his recent faux…
- September 25, 2013A federal appeals panel did not appear impressed by the "dead horse" argument the Internal Revenue Service rode into court…
- September 25, 2013"Stay (Faraway, So Close)" isn't just the title of a U2 song. It's a good description of the popular Irish…
- September 24, 2013Sleepy Hollow already was my favorite new show of the fall television season. It's got an incredibly easy-on-the-eyes Ichabod Crane…
- September 24, 2013The Internal Revenue Service is having its day in court, telling a federal judge today why the tax agency should…
- September 23, 2013Haute couture designers Dolce & Gabbana have learned a lesson from their run-in with Italian tax authorities, but definitely not…
- September 22, 2013The House of Representatives might finally get around to taking up the Marketplace Fairness Act now that the committee chairman…
- September 21, 2013"You now have a Swiss bank account if anybody asks. Crédit Nationale Du Génève code name 'PADDY.' Lavish awkward gesture;…
- September 20, 2013In 11 days lots of federal employees could be living on less. Political posturing on Capitol Hill could lead to…
- September 19, 2013If you can pull yourself away from that DVR of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl…
- September 19, 2013Inflation hasn't been much of a problem this year (despite what my mom says every time we head to the…
- September 18, 2013That adage that the more things change the more they stay the same certainly applies to taxes. It seems that…
- September 15, 2013While Capitol Hill lawmakers are screwing around considering ways to deal with the country's impending financial deadlines, Congress' independent budget…
- September 12, 2013Just like filmdom's persistent poltergeists, Congressional attacks on the Internal Revenue Service are back. House Republicans are hoping that new…
- September 11, 2013School's back in session! So are the expenses. But your favorite relative, Uncle Sam, might be able to help. There…
- September 11, 2013Today is one of those days where you remember where you were when you heard about or saw it. "It"…
- September 10, 2013Admit it. You wish you had been in Denver yesterday. That's where opponents of a special sales tax on personal…
- September 9, 2013Somebody remind Robert Fernandes of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s approach to taxes. The esteemed Supreme Court Justice famously said, "I…
- September 9, 2013The chairmen of the two Congressional tax-writing committees will say thank you, thank you very much today to folks in…
- September 8, 2013Remember the infamous 47 percent of people who didn't pay taxes? Sure you do. Those were the folks cited in a…
- September 7, 2013Americans are a mobile group. We tend to move a lot. But a lot more of us are moving out…
- September 7, 2013A volunteer at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla., is charged with stealing patients' identities and, along…
- September 6, 2013The good news is that 169,000+/- folks found jobs in August, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.…
- September 6, 2013Gun lovers in Louisiana, this is your weekend. Starting today, Friday, Sept. 6, and running through Sunday, Sept. 8, your…
- September 5, 2013Football fans will see tonight whether Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco deserves the record $120.6 million deal he signed following…
- September 4, 2013Ella Joshua-Dixon is the latest example of the cynical adage that no good deed goes unpunished. The Detroit native just…
- September 3, 2013Welcome September! We've been looking forward to your arrival. You bring us the return of classes, welcomed by many school…
- September 1, 2013It's getting harder to escape online sales taxes. As of today, Sept. 1, shoppers in Georgia and Virginia who purchase…
- August 31, 2013Sometimes being an Internal Revenue Service employee can be a dirty job. But a pair of tax agents were shocked…
- August 30, 2013The hubby and I have been filing joint federal returns for 31 years. Yes, I was a child bride; that's…
- August 29, 2013Welcome to my tax world, same-sex married couples. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that you can file…
- August 28, 2013Are you taking a road trip this Labor Day weekend? You'll pay more for gas if you're traveling in one…
- August 27, 2013Fat Joe has traded in his fur coat for an orange prison jumpsuit. The popular rapper, whose real name is…
- August 26, 2013One of my favorite T-shirts was the one the hubby brought back from Spain when he went there in 1997…
- August 25, 2013French actor Gerard Depardieu is now Belgian actor Gerard Depardieu. The award-winning actor raised eyebrows last year when he decided…
- August 25, 2013I'm not here to shoot, or disparage, the messenger. And I freely admit that this is not hot off the…
- August 24, 2013Tens of thousands converged on Washington, D.C., today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…
- August 23, 2013Sen. Ben Cardin says it's time for the Internal Revenue Service to finally decide how federal tax laws will apply…
- August 22, 2013Since May, we -- OK, primarily tax geeks and members of Congress -- have focused on the issue of tax-exempt…
- August 21, 2013The controversy over how and which groups the Internal Revenue Service targeted in assessing applications for nonprofit status is heading…